A Critical Introduction to Phonology: Functional and Usage-Based Perspectives Contributor(s): Silverman, Daniel (Author) |
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ISBN: 1474238890 ISBN-13: 9781474238892 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC OUR PRICE: $133.65 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Phonetics & Phonology - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Morphology - Language Arts & Disciplines | Grammar & Punctuation |
Series: Bloomsbury Critical Introductions to Linguistics |
Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.50 lbs) 360 pages |
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Publisher Description: Taking an interdisciplinary approach to phonological theory and analysis, A Critical Introduction to Phonology introduces the key aspects of the discipline. Departing from the mainstream tradition, Daniel Silverman argues that the nature of linguistic sound systems can only be understood in the context of how they are used by speakers and listeners. By proposing that linguistic sound systems are the product of an interaction among sound (acoustics), mind (cognition), and body (physiology), Silverman focuses on the functional consequences of their interaction. Now with each chapter supplemented by a section on "Doing Phonology", together with phonological examples from a large corpus of data, this expanded second edition offers a provocative introduction to phonological theory. This book is essential reading for all students and researchers of phonology who are already familiar with the standard approaches and provides both a new theoretical background and the mechanical tools for truly successful phonological analyses. |
Contributor Bio(s): Silverman, Daniel: - Dr Daniel Silverman is the author of Phasing and Recoverability (New York: Garland, 1997)Musolff, Andreas: - Andreas Musolff is Professor of Intercultural Communication at the University of East Anglia, UK. His monographs include Metaphor, Nation and the Holocaust (2010) and Metaphor and Political Discourse (2004) and War against the Public: The Language of Terrorism (1996, in German); he has co-edited further volumes on political discourse in Europe as well as articles and book chapters on metaphor theory. |